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Description edit
When you piss off a bridge into a snowstorm, it feels like you’re connecting with eternal things. Paying homage to something or someone. But who? The Druids? Walt Whitman? No, I pay homage to one person only, my brother, my twin. In life. In death. Telemachus. Since the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jonathan: Main character, story told from his perspective
- Telemachus: Jonathan's brother, deceased
- Nick: Jonathan's friend
- Javon: Jonathan's friend
- Kyle: Jonathan's friend
- Mimi: Jonathan's mother
- Vic: Jonathan's father, biologically only
- David O. H. Cosgrove II: Blind war veteran who hires Jonathan to write his story
- Eddie Vedder: The Eddie Vedder
- Katie: Girl that Jonathan is intrigued by
- Gupti: The principal who is giving Jonathan one last chance
- Birdwell: Jonathan's writing teacher, who believes in Jonathan's abilities
- Ricky: Add a description of this character.
- David Cosgrove
- Ryan
- Frank Conway
- Kenny G
- Walt Whitman
- Mr. Tillmann
- Murchison
- Dreadlock
- Dr. Jacobson
- Taft
- Mr. Takakawa
- Grandpa
- Phil
- Gary Death
- Mr. Maestretti
Quotes edit
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“We all need to be heard, Jonathan, if only by one other human being. We need to talk about our Armageddons.”
David O. H. Cosgrove II -
“There's a good reason happiness is not spelled "hap-penis."”
Jonathan's thoughts -
“A beautiful guitar, like a beautiful girl, needs to be unzipped and plucked.”
Jonathan's thoughts -
“Maybe all we need to do is say what we must say once to another human being, openly and honestly, with humility and remorse.”
David O. H. Cosgrove II
Setting & Locations edit
Seattle, Washington
First Sentence edit
"Hey, man, get down here!"
Authors & Contributors edit
- Conrad Wesselhoeft (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780547368955
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Houghton
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780547368955
Page Count: Add the page count.
Subjects edit
- Books › Teens › Social Issues
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